APPLICATION FOR SATELLITE SPACE STATION AUTHORIZATIONS FCC 312 MAIN FORM FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY

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APPLICANT INFORMATION

Enter a description of this application to identify it on the main menu:
December 2011 Ka-/V-Band GSO FSS App for Jupiter 77W - 77.3 W.L.

1-8. Legal Name of Applicant

Name:

Hughes Network Systems, LLC

Phone Number:

301-428-5506

DBA Name:

Fax Number:

301-428-2802

Street:

11717 Exploration Lane

E-Mail:

Steven.Doiron@hughes.com

City:

Germantown

State:

MD

Country:

USA

Zipcode:

20876
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Attention:

Mr. Steven Doiron

9-16. Name of Contact Representative

Name:

Stephen D. Baruch/David S. Keir

Phone Number:

202-429-8970

Company:

Lerman Senter PLLC

Fax Number:

202-293-7783

Street:

2000 K Street, NW

E-Mail:

sbaruch@lermansenter.com

Suite 600

City:

Washington

State:

DC

Country:

USA

Zipcode:

20006
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Attention:

Relationship:

Legal Counsel

CLASSIFICATION OF FILING

17. Choose the buttonnext to the classification that applies to thisfiling for both questions a. and b. Choose only one for 17a and only one for 17b.

a. (N/A) a1. Earth Station a2. Space Station

b. b1. Application for License of New Station
(N/A) b2. Application for Registration of New Domestic Receive-Only Station
(N/A) b3. Amendment to a Pending Application
(N/A) b4. Modification of License or Registration
(N/A) b5. Assignment of License or Registration
(N/A) b6. Transfer of Control of License or Registration
(N/A) b7. Notification of Minor Modification
(N/A) b8. Application for License of New Receive-Only Station Using Non-U.S. Licensed Satellite
b9. Letter of Intent to Use Non-U.S. Licensed Satellite to Provide Service in the United States
b10. Replacement Satellite Application - no new frequency bands
b11. Replacement Satellite Application - new frequency bands (Not eligible for streamlined processing)
b12. Petition for Declaratory Ruling to be Added to the Permitted List
(N/A) b13. Other (Please specify)

21. STATUS: Choose thebutton next to the applicable status. Choose only one. Common Carrier Non-Common Carrier

22. If earth station applicant, check all that apply.Not Applicable

23. If applicant is providng INTERNATIONAL COMMON CARRIER service, see instructions regarding Sec. 214 filings. Choose one.Are these facilities: Connected to a Public Switched Network
Not connected to a Public Switched Network
N/A

24. FREQUENCY BAND(S):
Place an "X" in the box(es) next to all
applicable frequency band(s).

27. The purpose of this proposed modification is to: (Place an "X" in the box(es) next to all that apply.)

Not Applicable

ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY

28. Would a Commission grant of any proposal in this application or amendment have a significant environmental impact as defined by 47 CFR 1.1307? If YES, submit the statement as required by Sections 1.1308 and 1.1311 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §§ 1.1308 and 1.1311, as an exhibit to this application. A Radiation Hazard Study must accompany all applications for new transmitting facilities, major modifications, or major amendments.

Yes No Completed Schedule S

ALIEN OWNERSHIPEarth station applicants not proposing to provide broadcast, common carrier, aeronautical en route or aeronautical fixed radio station services are not required to respond to Items 30-34.

29. Is the applicant a foreign government or the representative of any foreign government?

Yes No

30. Is the applicant an alien or the representative of an alien?

Yes No N/A

31. Is the applicant a corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government?

Yes No N/A

32. Is the applicant a corporation of which more than one-fifth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens or their representatives or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?

Yes No N/A

33. Is the applicant a corporation directly or indirectly controlled by any other corporation of which more than one-fourth of the capital stock is owned of record or voted by aliens, their representatives, or by a foreign government or representative thereof or by any corporation organized under the laws of a foreign country?

Yes No N/A

34. If any answer to questions 29, 30, 31, 32 and/or 33 is Yes, attach as an exhibit an identification of the aliens or foreign entities, their nationality, their relationship to the applicant, and the percentage of stock they own or vote.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

35. Does the Applicant request any waivers or exemptions from any of the Commission's Rules? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, copies of the requests for waivers or exceptions with supporting documents.

Yes No

Q.35 Attachment

36. Has the applicant or any party to this application or amendment had any FCC station authorization or license revoked or had any application for an initial, modification or renewal of FCC station authorization, license, or construction permit denied by the Commission? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances.

Yes No

Q.36 Attachment

37. Has the applicant, or any party to this application or amendment, or any party directly or indirectly controlling the applicant ever been convicted of a felony by any state or federal court? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explination of circumstances.

Yes No

38. Has any court finally adjudged the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, guilty of unlawfully monopolizing or attemptiing unlawfully to monopolize radio communication, directly or indirectly, through control of manufacture or sale of radio apparatus, exclusive traffic arrangement or any other means or unfair methods of competition? If Yes, attach as an exhibit, an explanation of circumstances

Yes No

39. Is the applicant, or any person directly or indirectly controlling the applicant, currently a party in any pending matter referred to in the preceding two items? If yes, attach as an exhinit, an explanation of the circumstances.

Yes No

40. If the applicant is a corporation and is applying for a space station license, attach as an exhibit the names, address, and citizenship of those stockholders owning a record and/or voting 10 percent or more of the Filer's voting stock and the percentages so held. In the case of fiduciary control, indicate the beneficiary(ies) or class of beneficiaries. Also list the names and addresses of the officers and directors of the Filer.

Q.40 Attachment

41. By checking Yes, the undersigned certifies, that neither applicant nor any other party to the application is subject to a denial of Federal benefits that includes FCC benefits pursuant to Section 5301 of the Anti-Drug Act of 1988, 21 U.S.C. Section 862, because of a conviction for possession or distribution of a controlled substance. See 47 CFR 1.2002(b) for the meaning of "party to the application" for these purposes.

Yes No

42a. Does the applicant intend to use a non-U.S. licensed satellite to provide service in the United States? If Yes, answer 42b and attach an exhibit providing the information specified in 47 C.F.R. 25.137, as appropriate. If No, proceed to question 43.

Yes No

42b. What administration has licensed or is in the process of licensing the space station? If no license will be issued, what administration has coordinated or is in the process of coordinating the space station?

43. Description. (Summarize the nature of the application and the services to be provided).
Application for a new Ka−Band/V-Band geostationary FSS satellite to be located at the 77.3 degrees W.L. orbital location. See Attachment.

Narrative/Tech Annex

43a. Geographic Service Rule Certification
By selecting A, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is not subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified
in 47 C.F.R. Part 25.

A

By selecting B, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 4
7 C.F.R. Part 25 and will comply with such requirements.

B

By selecting C, the undersigned certifies that the applicant is subject to the geographic service or geographic coverage requirements specified in 4
7 C.F.R. Part 25 and will not comply with such requirements because it is not feasible as a
technical matter to do so, or that, while technically feasible, such services would require so many compromises in satellite design and operation as to make it economically unreason
able. A narrative description and technical analysis demonstrating this claim are attached.

C

Completed Schedule S

CERTIFICATION

The Applicant waives any claim to the use of any particular frequency or of the electromagnetic spectrum as against the regulatory power of the United States because of the previous use of the same, whether by license or otherwise, and requests an authorization in accordance with this application. The applicant certifies that grant of this application would not cause the applicant to be in violation of the spectrum aggregation limit in 47 CFR Part 20. All statements made in exhibits are a material part hereof and are incorporated herein as if set out in full in this application. The undersigned, individually and for the applicant, hereby certifies that all statements made in this application and in all attached exhibits are true, complete and correct to the best of his or her knowledge and belief, and are made in good faith.

44.
Applicant is a (an): (Choose the button next to applicable response.)

WILLFUL FALSE STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM ARE PUNISHABLE BY FINE AND / OR IMPRISONMENT (U.S. Code, Title 18, Section 1001), AND/OR REVOCATION OF ANY STATION AUTHORIZATION (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 312(a)(1)), AND/OR FORFEITURE (U.S. Code, Title 47, Section 503).

Completed Schedule S

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